Ornithorhynchus

Mr. Darwin invented the theory that goes by that name, but the Ornithorhynchus was the first to put it to actual experiment and prove that it could be done.

Following the Equator Mark Twain 1872

Mr. Darwin invented the theory that goes by that name, but the Ornithorhynchus was the first to put it to actual experiment and prove that it could be done.

Following the Equator — Part 1 Mark Twain 1872

Speaking of the indigenous coneys and bactrian camels, the naturalist said that the coniferous and bacteriological output of Australasia was remarkable for its many and curious departures from the accepted laws governing these species of tubercles, but that in his opinion Nature's fondness for dabbling in the erratic was most notably exhibited in that curious combination of bird, fish, amphibian, burrower, crawler, quadruped, and Christian called the Ornithorhynchus -- grotesquest of animals, king of the animalculae of the world for versatility of character and make-up.

Following the Equator Mark Twain 1872

Speaking of the indigenous coneys and bactrian camels, the naturalist said that the coniferous and bacteriological output of Australasia was remarkable for its many and curious departures from the accepted laws governing these species of tubercles, but that in his opinion Nature's fondness for dabbling in the erratic was most notably exhibited in that curious combination of bird, fish, amphibian, burrower, crawler, quadruped, and Christian called the Ornithorhynchus -- grotesquest of animals, king of the animalculae of the world for versatility of character and make-up.

Following the Equator — Part 1 Mark Twain 1872

Breaks incessantly occur in all parts of the series, some being wide, sharp and defined, others less so in various degrees; as between the orang and its nearest allies -- between the Tarsius and the other Lemuridæ -- between the elephant and in a more striking manner between the Ornithorhynchus or Echidna, and other mammals.

John Farrell: Bad Faith (in Science): Darwin as All-Purpose Boogey Man? 2010

Breaks incessantly occur in all parts of the series, some being wide, sharp and defined, others less so in various degrees; as between the orang and its nearest allies -- between the Tarsius and the other Lemuridæ -- between the elephant and in a more striking manner between the Ornithorhynchus or Echidna, and other mammals.

John Farrell: Bad Faith (in Science): Darwin as All-Purpose Boogey Man? 2010

Breaks incessantly occur in all parts of the series, some being wide, sharp and defined, others less so in various degrees; as between the orang and its nearest allies--between the Tarsius and the other Lemuridæ--between the elephant and in a more striking manner between the Ornithorhynchus or Echidna, and other mammals.

John Farrell: Bad Faith (in Science): Darwin as All-Purpose Boogey Man? John Farrell 2010

Breaks incessantly occur in all parts of the series, some being wide, sharp and defined, others less so in various degrees; as between the orang and its nearest allies -- between the Tarsius and the other Lemuridæ -- between the elephant and in a more striking manner between the Ornithorhynchus or Echidna, and other mammals.

John Farrell: Bad Faith (in Science): Darwin as All-Purpose Boogey Man? 2010

Breaks incessantly occur in all parts of the series, some being wide, sharp and defined, others less so in various degrees; as between the orang and its nearest allies -- between the Tarsius and the other Lemuridæ -- between the elephant and in a more striking manner between the Ornithorhynchus or Echidna, and other mammals.

John Farrell: Bad Faith (in Science): Darwin as All-Purpose Boogey Man? John Farrell 2010

Unusual species such as the platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus live in the Greater Blue Mountains Area.

Greater Blue Mountains Area, Australia 2009